Entrepreneurship complex breaks ground at University of Hawaii
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VIPs and dignitaries stir the dirt with o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site on Thursday. The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation and the Dods Family Foundation have committed a combined $500,000 to the University of Hawaii Foundation to support the $70 million capital construction of the University of Hawaii at Manoa RISE project.
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University of Hawaii President David Lassner, left, and Susan Yamada walk with their o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
The project called Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs, or RISE, will be a space with dorms and education space for students pursuing entrepreneurship.
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Kahu Kelekona Bishaw, left, blesses the hands of dignitaries and VIPs with ti leaves during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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VIPs and dignitaries stir the dirt with o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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VIPs and dignitaries stir the dirt with o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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VIPs and dignitaries stir the dirt with o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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VIPs and dignitaries stir the dirt with o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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UH President David Lassner listens during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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Susan Yamada speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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O’o are arranged during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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Keola Annino, senior project engineer for Moss, arranges o’o during a groundbreaking ceremony for the former Atherton YMCA site.
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